What is the difference between Fur Brown and Hull Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Hull Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Brown vs Hull Red

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d4742 (estimate)

Hull Red

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b3336 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hull Red is a little darker, cooler than Fur Brown.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Fur Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Hull Red is a little darker, cooler than Fur Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Hull Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur Brown is a little lighter, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Fur Brown on the colour wheel See Hull Red on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Brown (X-9)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Hull Red
Fur Brown vs Flat Brown (XF-10)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 14, fair
Fur Brown vs Red Brown 2 (XF-90)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 14, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Basilisk RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Fur Brown
Hull Red vs Crusted SoreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close · closer than Fur Brown
Hull Red vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Fur Brown

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Hull Red equivalents